delving
/ˈdɛlvɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
- To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
- To dig, to excavate.
- The act of one who delves.
- The shaking of tin ore in a sieve held underwater so that the waste flows out, leaving the tin behind.
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